CIS Amazon Linux 2 STIG v2.0.1 STIG

Audit Details

Name: CIS Amazon Linux 2 STIG v2.0.1 STIG

Updated: 6/2/2026

Authority: CIS

Plugin: Unix

Revision: 1.0

Estimated Item Count: 207

File Details

Filename: CIS_Amazon_Linux_2_STIG_v2.0.1_STIG.audit

Size: 817 kB

MD5: 4f78a521453776f777a12f520205aa2a
SHA256: c460308d1602c1de3bdd1f93cba14f55bf504a5c1804f92b553ec293492fdd72

Audit Items

DescriptionCategories
1.1.2 Ensure /tmp is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.7 Ensure noexec option set on /dev/shm partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.8 Ensure nodev option set on /dev/shm partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.9 Ensure nosuid option set on /dev/shm partition

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.10 Ensure separate partition exists for /var

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.16 Ensure separate partition exists for /var/log/audit

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.19 Ensure nosuid is set on users' home directories.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.22 Ensure nosuid option set on removable media partitions

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.23 Ensure noexec option is configured for NFS.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.24 Ensure nosuid option is set for NFS

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.26 Ensure all world-writable directories are group-owned.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.1.27 Disable Automounting

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.1.28 Disable USB Storage

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.2.3 Ensure gpgcheck is globally activated

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.2.4 Ensure software packages have been digitally signed by a Certificate Authority (CA)

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.2.5 Ensure removal of software components after update

SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.2.6 Ensure the version of the operating system is an active vendor supported release

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.1 Ensure AIDE is installed

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.2 Ensure filesystem integrity is regularly checked

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.3 Ensure AIDE is configured to verify ACLs

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.4 Ensure AIDE is configured to verify XATTRS

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.3.5 Ensure AIDE is configured to use FIPS 140-2

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.4.1 Ensure bootloader password is set

ACCESS CONTROL

1.4.3 Ensure authentication required for single user mode

ACCESS CONTROL

1.4.4 Ensure boot loader does not allow removable media

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.4.5 Ensure version 7.2 or newer booted with a BIOS have a unique name for the grub superusers account

ACCESS CONTROL

1.4.6 Ensure version 7.2 or newer booted with UEFI have a unique name for the grub superusers account

ACCESS CONTROL

1.5.3 Ensure address space layout randomization (ASLR) is enabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.5.5 Ensure number of concurrent sessions is limited

ACCESS CONTROL

1.5.6 Ensure the Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence is disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.5.7 Ensure kernel core dumps are disabled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.5.8 Ensure DNS is servers are configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.5.9 Ensure NIST FIPS-validated cryptography is configured

ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

1.6.1.3 Ensure SELinux policy is configured

ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.6.1.5 Ensure the SELinux mode is enforcing

ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

1.6.1.9 Ensure non-privileged users are prevented from executing privileged functions

ACCESS CONTROL

1.6.1.10 Ensure system device files are labeled.

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.7.3 Ensure the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner are configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.7.8 Ensure the Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner are configured

ACCESS CONTROL

1.8.1 Ensure GDM login banner is configured

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

1.8.2 Ensure Standard Mandatory DoD Notice and Consent Banner displayed via a graphical user logon

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM AND SERVICES ACQUISITION

1.8.3 Ensure GDM session lock is enabled

ACCESS CONTROL

1.8.4 Ensure the graphical user Ctrl-Alt-Delete key sequence is disabled

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

1.8.5 Ensure users must authenticate users using MFA via a graphical user logon

IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

1.8.6 Ensure GNOME Screensaver period of inactivity is configured

ACCESS CONTROL

1.8.7 Ensure screensaver lock-enabled is set

ACCESS CONTROL

1.8.8 Ensure overriding the screensaver lock-delay setting is prevented

ACCESS CONTROL

1.8.9 Ensure session idle-delay settings is enforced

ACCESS CONTROL

1.8.10 Ensure GNOME Idle activation is set

ACCESS CONTROL

1.8.11 Ensure the screensaver idle-activation-enabled setting

ACCESS CONTROL